🌀 Sunday Check-In: Rainy Walks, Superhero Dreams & Nervous System Wins

 📅 Date: June 15, 2025

📍 Location: Central New Jersey
🌧️ Weather: Cool, rainy, peaceful
🧠 Mood: Grounded, calm, and fully content

☀️ Morning Reflection

I spent the day in Central Jersey, where I stay about half the week. The weather was moody—cool and rainy—but that didn’t stop me from getting out for two walks, including a peaceful loop through Colonial Park, which always resets me mentally.

Last night’s sleep was solid, but the dreams were something else. I’m in week 147 on Tirzepatide, and I’ve definitely noticed a trend with increasingly vivid REM cycles. Last night’s were full-on superhero mode—not bad dreams, just chaotic, detailed, and fast-paced. My subconscious was on a mission.

📊 Morning vs. Evening Metrics



What started as a lower-energy, high-stress morning completely reversed by early evening. My body flipped into full parasympathetic recovery, and the numbers backed it up:



I didn’t nap, overdo it, or stress myself into productivity. I just moved, nourished, and let my nervous system come back online naturally.


🦶 Movement

We got out for two separate walks today, one with my Apple Watch on, one without—and I’ve gotta laugh at how it feelslike steps don’t count unless that ring is closing.
Mentally, I know I moved. Physically, I feel it. But that little green ring still holds more power than I want to admit.

📈 Glucose (Freestyle Libre 3)

  • Range: 101–106 mg/dL

  • Trend: Smooth, steady, no spikes

  • No crashes or hypoglycemia today—solid metabolic rhythm

🥗 Nutrition Recap

  • Calories: 1,432 (Goal: 1,650)

  • Protein: 97g (Goal: 120–150g)

  • Carbohydrates: 130g

  • Fiber: 14g (Goal: 21g)

  • Sugar: 52g (slightly over)

  • Fat: 49g

  • Macros:

    • Carbs: 38%

    • Fat: 33%

    • Protein: 29%

I’m fully aware I didn’t hit my calorie target, and when you’re on a medication like Zepbound, that matters. Appetite suppression was intense today. I genuinely felt stuffed to the gills—despite my numbers being on the low end.

If I can sneak in a protein snack later, I will. If not, we work on it tomorrow. That's how this stays sustainable.

💊 Medications & Supplement Stack

Today is Day 3 post-Zepbound injection (Friday night shot), so levels are tapering. Here's what I took:

✅ NP Thyroid
✅ Lopressor

✅ NAD+ precursors from CataKor
✅ Triquetra L-methylated folate
✅ GLP Activate (Triquetra – taken before lunch)
✅ D3/K2
✅ CoQ10
✅ AlphaBrain
✅ Happy Saffron Plus
✅ Hair Growth Accelerator Soft chews
⛔ Neuro Gum (kept at work) ⛔ Digestive Enzymes (took yesterday)

🧘‍♀️ Closing Thoughts

Everything aligned today—movement, rest, nutrition (even if light), and recovery. Watching the metrics shift so dramatically from sluggish to strong reminds me that healing doesn’t always come from pushing harder. Sometimes, it’s just about showing up and listening.

Today was calm. Today was enough.
Let’s carry that energy into the week ahead.

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